Clovis cattle auction summary

Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis, New Mexico, reported receipts of 2,444 head of cattle selling on March 3, compared to 2,729 on Feb. 24 and 2,715 head a year ago, according to the USDA-New Mexico Department of Agriculture Market News, Portales, New Mexico.

Compared to the previous week, the steer calves weighing under 500 pounds were mostly selling $4 higher, and those 500 to 600 pounds were selling $5 to $10 higher. The feeders and calves weighing 600 to 700 pounds were selling $1 lower and those over 700 pounds were selling $2 higher. The heifer calves weighing under 600 pounds were steady to $3 higher except those weighing 300 to 400 pounds were selling $5 lower and those 400 to 450 pounds were selling $10 higher and feeders weighing over 600 pounds were steady to $2 lower. The slaughter cows were selling $5 lower and bulls were selling $3 higher though the quality was more attractive. The trade was active and the demand was good. The supply included 77% feeder cattle with 45% steers, 54% were heifers and 1% were bulls; 7% was slaughter cattle with 90% cows and 10% were bulls; and 17% was replacement cattle with 48% bred cows, 0% were bred heifers, 51% were cow-calf pairs and 0% were bulls. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 38%.